Saturday 27 June 2009 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Pañcamī began at 13:471:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:1311:13 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:005:00 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:046:04 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 15 h 00 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
05:005:00 AM to 29:005:00 AM+1
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Pañcamī | 11:1311:13 AM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 14:062:06 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 06:046:04 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:1311:13 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:00 05:005:00 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:483:48 AM | 05:005:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:483:48 AM | 04:244:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:064:06 AM | 05:005:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:005:00 AM | 08:008:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:005:00 AM | 06:526:52 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:005:00 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:006:00 AM | 07:007:00 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:008:00 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:458:45 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5211:52 AM | 13:211:21 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0012:00 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 17:005:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:222:22 PM | 16:154:15 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:003:00 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:005:00 PM | 20:008:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:008:00 PM | 21:129:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:008:00 PM | 20:188:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:008:00 PM | 20:548:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:449:44 PM | 23:1511:15 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |